Wheelchair

Walking Chair: Evolution Hasn’t Been Wasted on Places to Sit

It’s called the walking chair, but we know better. This four-legged wheelchair replacement, on exhibit at Robo Japan 2008, is not about traversing uneven terrain or allowing mechanical creations to move more like organic beings. It’s about man fusing with both insects and robots to create a new race founded on pure 80s cartoon awesomeness.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Oct 16

Rock Band Drum Kit Gets Wheelchair Accessible (With How To)

The folks at Kinetic Communications took the Rock Band Drum Kit, which totally isn’t wheelchair accessible thanks to its bass kick pedal, and put $20 worth of their own accessibility mod into it to make sure it is. All it took was a doorbell, a Y cable, a pair of pliers and some sweat and…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 2

Flame-Throwing Wheelchair Makes Me Want to Break a Leg

This fully-motorized wheelchair—built from an electric golf cart and a Marine rescue helicopter seat—is equipped with a flamethrower capable of firing 15-foot flames. Capable of hitting 20 miles per hour, it is the latest invention of Lord Humongous—probably the secret identity of Dr. Strangelove—and a perfect opportunity for disabled people of the world to get…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 29

Wheelchair Dude Features in Apple Thesaurus; His Cover is Blown

What better way is there to spend your Sunday then looking up synonyms for the word “observed”? Apparently, none. As someone on planet Earth was doing exactly that when they discovered the following definition, as featured in Apple Thesaurus. Jump for a bigger pic of the priceless quote. That picture is our own confirmation shot,…

Tech News Haroon Malik Mar 9

Extreme Tank Wheelchair Gets Upgraded: Rascal Owners…Be Very Afraid

The second generation of the Tank Chair is even bigger and badder than the original, with a 24v, 2hp, 127rpm variable speed motor powered by four Optima Deep Cycle batteries. It also has a 22:1 gear ratio and it can handle a 10% incline with no problems. https://gizmodo.com/rugged-wheelchair-lets-disabled-go-off-road-217074 The upgrade even includes a full-sized and…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jan 10

Thought-Controlled Wheel Chair Helps the Disabled

A wheel chair being developed by Ambient will allow users to control its movement with just their thoughts — a breakthrough device that could be a huge help for the paralyzed. Called the Audeo, the chair works by intercepting brain signals sent to your larynx and decoding them to match previously recorded words, such as…

Tech News Ybaranovsky Sep 7

Caterpillar Stretcher Climbs, Descends Stairs

We’ve been lucky enough not to be carried in a stretcher, but if we’re going to be, we’d want it to be in one of these. This design for a Caterpillar stretcher looks standard at first, but can tilt up to a reclining or sitting wheelchair and glide gracefully up and down stairs. This lets…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 23

Video: One Seriously Pimped-Out Wheelchair

Click to viewThis, my friends, is the sweetest wheelchair around. The Gryphon Shield, designed by Jesse Leaman, is loaded with more features than Snoop Dogg’s Escalade. It’s got a rear-view camera, exterior and interior lights, built-in air conditioning, storage compartments, a water tank, a webcam, and a laptop equipped with WiFi, a DVD player, and…

Gadgets Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley May 16

Wheelchair Segway Mod

Why shouldn’t the wheelchair-bound not be able to have fun on the Segway, or perhaps hit up a little Segway polo with the Woz? This mod converted the Segway over to a little more ass-friendly version. –Travis Hudson [Via Nextlust]

Gadgets Travis Hudson Feb 6

Autonomous Wheelchair Drives Itself

If the looks of this wheelchair aren’t enough to scare you away, then wait till you hear what it can do. Created by Swedish researcher Sven Ronnback, the intelligent wheelchair has the ability to drive itself, navigating through obstacles and open areas with equal ease. It has a distance-metering sensor that tells it when it…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Dec 18

Suzuki Shows Off Prototype Fuel Cell Electric Wheelchair

Suzuki’s Mio, a prototype electric wheelchair with a fuel cell, can run more than 40 km (24 miles) on one charge of methanol. This translates into a longer travel range compared to the previous unit, the “Senior Car”. Other new features: large armrests, a handlebar with ball knobs, a mesh-fabric seat and a large LCD…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 27

Standing Wheelchair Design

The Standing Wheelchair concept design allows wheelchair users to stand upright in the wheelchair, allowing them to see the world as they did before. It looks similar to a Segway, but has more features to help the user keep upright and hold on to the wheelchair. One of the many lifestyle adjustments paraplegic wheelchair users…

Gadgets Jason Chen Aug 15

frog Design Mind

Product Design for the Elderly By Gretchen Anderson If we are what we use, then it seems the elderly people in today’s society are cranky, stupid and tacky. Of course, looking at products made for the elderly really says more about what product designers and manufacturers think the elderly are. Even as technology has gotten…

Gadgets Noah R Apr 24

Wheelchair, Version 1.0

Forget the $100 laptop, the $44.40 wheelchair is a real breakthrough. Though over 100 million people need wheelchairs, not all of them are able to afford one. So mechanical engineer Don Schoendorfer decided to help the world with this problem, setting up the Free Wheelchair Mission in California, which makes this extremely affordable, garden-variety wheelchair…

Gadgets Tgrumet Jan 19

Robotic Wheelchair Drives Itself

Shimizu Japan has developed a robotic wheelchair that does not look very technological or well-designed, but is definitely useful. It is outfitted with sensors that recognize environmental conditions, detect hazards and read information from nearby buildings via IC tags. That means the chair is able to maneuver itself safely to a pre-specified destination. It can…

Tech News Noah R Dec 19

Walking Chair: Evolution Hasn’t Been Wasted on Places to Sit

Rock Band Drum Kit Gets Wheelchair Accessible (With How To)

Flame-Throwing Wheelchair Makes Me Want to Break a Leg

Wheelchair Dude Features in Apple Thesaurus; His Cover is Blown

Extreme Tank Wheelchair Gets Upgraded: Rascal Owners…Be Very Afraid

Thought-Controlled Wheel Chair Helps the Disabled

Caterpillar Stretcher Climbs, Descends Stairs

Video: One Seriously Pimped-Out Wheelchair

Wheelchair Segway Mod

Autonomous Wheelchair Drives Itself

Suzuki Shows Off Prototype Fuel Cell Electric Wheelchair

Standing Wheelchair Design

frog Design Mind

Wheelchair, Version 1.0

Robotic Wheelchair Drives Itself

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